Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.1 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
$36.21
€34.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
$11.32
€10.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
$8.77
€8.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
$5.69
€5.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
$11.39
€10.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
$8.62
€8.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
$5.55
€5.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
$8.45
€8.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
$2.92
€2.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
$8.68
€8.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
$29.74
€28.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
$49,160.43
€47,187.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
$110.93
€106.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
$9,401.30
€9,024.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
$6,591.34
€6,326.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
$292.40
€280.67
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
$2,759.79
€2,649.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
$29,406.50
€28,226.62
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
$6.29
€6.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
$12.06
€11.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
$512.44
€491.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
$194.39
€186.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
$75.16
€72.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
$203.37
€195.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
$446.93
€428.99
|
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